English to English adjective
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having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified |  | Example: good news from the hospital a good report card when she was good she was very very good a good knife is one good for cutting this stump will make a good picnic table a good check a good joke a good exterior paint a good secretary a good dress for the office
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morally admirable |  | source: wordnet30
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Possessing desirable qualities; adapted to answer the end designed; promoting success, welfare, or happiness; serviceable; useful; fit; excellent; admirable; commendable; not bad, corrupt, evil, noxious, offensive, or troublesome, etc. |  | source: webster1913 adjective satellite
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having the normally expected amount |  | Example: gives full measure gives good measure a good mile from here
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deserving of esteem and respect |  | Example: all respectable companies give guarantees ruined the family's good name
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promoting or enhancing well-being |  | Example: an arms limitation agreement beneficial to all countries the beneficial effects of a temperate climate the experience was good for her
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agreeable or pleasing |  | Example: we all had a good time good manners
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of moral excellence |  | Example: a genuinely good person a just cause an upright and respectable man
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having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude |  | Example: adept in handicrafts an adept juggler an expert job a good mechanic a practiced marksman a proficient engineer a lesser-known but no less skillful composer the effect was achieved by skillful retouching
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thorough |  | Example: had a good workout gave the house a good cleaning
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with or in a close or intimate relationship |  | Example: a good friend my sisters and brothers are near and dear
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financially sound |  | Example: a good investment a secure investment
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most suitable or right for a particular purpose |  | Example: a good time to plant tomatoes the right time to act the time is ripe for great sociological changes
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resulting favorably |  | Example: it's a good thing that I wasn't there it is good that you stayed it is well that no one saw you all's well that ends well
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exerting force or influence |  | Example: the law is effective immediately a warranty good for two years the law is already in effect (or in force)
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capable of pleasing |  | Example: good looks
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appealing to the mind |  | Example: good music a serious book
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in excellent physical condition |  | Example: good teeth I still have one good leg a sound mind in a sound body
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tending to promote physical well-being; beneficial to health |  | Example: beneficial effects of a balanced diet a good night's sleep the salutary influence of pure air
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not forged |  | Example: a good dollar bill
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not left to spoil |  | Example: the meat is still good
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generally admired |  | Example: good taste
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(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (`good' is a nonstandard dialectal variant for `well') |  | Example: the children behaved well a task well done the party went well he slept well a well-argued thesis a well-seasoned dish a well-planned party the baby can walk pretty good
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completely and absolutely (`good' is sometimes used informally for `thoroughly') |  | Example: he was soundly defeated we beat him good
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Well, -- especially in the phrase as good, with a following as expressed or implied; equally well with as much advantage or as little harm as possible. |  | source: webster1913 noun
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benefit |  | Example: for your own good what's the good of worrying?
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moral excellence or admirableness |  | Example: there is much good to be found in people
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that which is pleasing or valuable or useful |  | Example: weigh the good against the bad among the highest goods of all are happiness and self-realization
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articles of commerce |  | source: wordnet30
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That which possesses desirable qualities, promotes success, welfare, or happiness, is serviceable, fit, excellent, kind, benevolent, etc.; -- opposed to evil. |  | source: webster1913 verb
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To make good; to turn to good. |  | source: webster1913
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